Palestinian convicted of murder in 1929 Hebron massacre honored as “Martyr hero” on PA TV
Official PA TV program Tamarind, broadcast from the Gaza promenade
Official PA TV host: “What Palestinian city does Martyr (Shahid) hero Fuad Hijazi – executed by Britain - come from? Do you know what city Fuad Hijazi comes from? Listen, I want you to win, and therefore I’ll give you options, OK? Jaffa, Acre, or Safed?
Woman: “Safed.”
Official PA TV host: “Congratulations, right answer.”
Note: Muhammad Jamjoum, Fuad Hijazi, and Ataa Al-Zir “committed particularly brutal murders [of Jews] at Safed and Hebron,” according to the report by British Government to the League of Nations. They were convicted of attacking British soldiers and murdering Jews in the 1929 Hebron Massacre, in which 65 Jews were murdered. They were executed by the British in 1930.
Official PA TV host: “What Palestinian city does Martyr (Shahid) hero Fuad Hijazi – executed by Britain - come from? Do you know what city Fuad Hijazi comes from? Listen, I want you to win, and therefore I’ll give you options, OK? Jaffa, Acre, or Safed?
Woman: “Safed.”
Official PA TV host: “Congratulations, right answer.”
Note: Muhammad Jamjoum, Fuad Hijazi, and Ataa Al-Zir “committed particularly brutal murders [of Jews] at Safed and Hebron,” according to the report by British Government to the League of Nations. They were convicted of attacking British soldiers and murdering Jews in the 1929 Hebron Massacre, in which 65 Jews were murdered. They were executed by the British in 1930.